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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hahnstown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hahnstown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hahnstown is located in Lancaster County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.

Below are the counties that are near Hahnstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hahnstown:

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Hahnstown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • Hinkletown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
    • Reamstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
    • Ephrata
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Terre Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stevens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Denver is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
    • Weaverland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
    • Akron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Akron is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
    • Bareville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bareville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
    • Blue Ball
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Holland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • Adamstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Adamstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Adamstown has also been known as:
      • Adamschteddel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
    • Alleghenyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
    • Angelica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Angelica is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Mohnton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallowyck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallowyck is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
    • Plowville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Plowville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
    • Phoebe Berks Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Phoebe Berks Village is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebe Berks Village
    • Wernersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Beckersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Beckersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
    • Morgantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Morgan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Robesonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Freemanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Freemanville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Honey Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Suplee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Suplee is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
    • Dampman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Dampman is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
    • Compass
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Compass is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
    • Cupola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
    • Elverson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Isabella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Birdell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Birdell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
    • Rockville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Loag
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Loag is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
    • Atglen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lenover is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • Bachmanville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
    • Hershey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Grantville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Deposit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • Stricklerstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
    • Johnstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Schaefferstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Newmanstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Miners Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
    • Burd Coleman Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
    • Cornwall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Myerstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prescott is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Avon Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • Bramcote
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
    • West Pottsgrove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
    • Stowe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pottstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Halfway House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
    • Pottsgrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
    • Gilbertsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sanatoga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • New Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Fagleysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
    • Royersford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • Moyers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Summit Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Aucheys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Port Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Marstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
    • Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Wynonah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
    • Pine Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friedensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Beuchler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
    • Irving
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Irving is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Paradise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.
    • East Prospect
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Prospect is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Wrightsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Craley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Craley is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
    • Goram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goram is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
    • New Bridgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Bridgeville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
    • Airville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallam is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
    • Yorkana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkana is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Bittersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bittersville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
    • Kyleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kyleville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
    • Slab
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Slab is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
    • Castle Fin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Castle Fin is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
    • Holtz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holtz is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hahnstown, see our County-by-County Page for Hahnstown.

Cemeteries Near Hahnstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hahnstown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hahnstown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hahnstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.

  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Reams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Myers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hahnstown had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hahnstown, with the one closest to Hahnstown listed first.

  • Hinkletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
  • Martindale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Martindale is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Red Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
  • Reamstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ephrata
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Murrell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Murrell is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell
  • Farmersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmersville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Fairmount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Vogansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Vogansville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogansville
  • Terre Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stevens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Akron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Akron is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Weaverland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
    • Swartzville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
    • Denver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Denver is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hahnstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hahnstown.

Newspapers Published in Hahnstown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hahnstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hahnstown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hahnstown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hahnstown:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hahnstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hahnstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.